News Details

Pirelli believe they were 'too conservative' with Baku 2017 tyres

Azerbaijan Grand Prix – Pirelli have moved to softer tyres for this year's Azerbaijan Grand Prix, a move that Pirelli expect will generate more creative pit stop strategies compared to last year's race. Formula One's tyre suppliers Pirelli believe that the allocated tyre compounds will allow for more creative strategies for this weekend's Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Whilst the 2017 race in Baku was a dramatic event, the hardest compound was not used during the race, meaning teams were relatively uniform on strategy decisions. Last year's race was expected to be a one-stop race, but the red flag period mid-way through the race allowed teams to switch tyres for a second time. Last season,...
Full Story »
7y ago from FormulaSpy.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Pirelli expects more 'inventive' Baku strategies with...

Pirelli expects its more aggressive compound choice for this...
7y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Pirelli to bring 'aggressive' tyre choice to...

Pirelli Motorsport boss Mario Isola has said that Pirelli will bring a...

Azerbaijan GP: Preview - Pirelli

Compared to last year, the selection of tyres that Pirelli brings to Baku...
7y ago from Pitpass.com

Leclerc Admits He's a Fan of City Tracks, Ahead of...

Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team‘s Charles Leclerc admits he is a fan of...

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

‘Super talented’ MotoGP rookie Diogo Moreira...

Pedro Acosta believes “super talented” rookie Diogo Moreira has the...
20h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Alex Palou delivers takedown of McLaren F1 drivers...

IndyCar champion Alex Palou has delivered a takedown of both McLaren...

Will Power turns first IndyCar laps with Andretti at...

IndyCar veteran Will Power completed his first test laps with his new...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Xabi Alonso privately complained to his staff that...

Sacked Real Madrid head coach Xabi Alonso reportedly told his coaching...
53m ago from SportsKeeda.com

Mertesacker to depart at the end of the season + FA...

Morning. The draw for the 4th round of the FA Cup took place last night,...
4h ago from Arseblog.com

Race for Guehi wide open with Man City, Liverpool and...

The race to sign Marc Guehi is wide open and there is not a favourite or a...
16h ago from SkySports.com

FA Cup fourth round draw – live

️ Draw for the last 32 to begin at 6.35pm GMT at Anfield<br>⚽️...
17h ago from TheGuardian.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.